Chapter 123 Anxiety


    "Who wakes up first from a big dream? I know myself in my life. I sleep enough in the spring in the thatched cottage, and the sun gets late outside the window!"


    In the morning, after sleeping for ten hours, Chen Qi finally opened his eyes and stretched his arms and legs. His muscles and bones were clear and his body and mind were happy. This quality of sleep was something I would have envied in my previous life. In my previous life, I couldn''t sleep at all without taking medicine.


    After being away for more than a month, he returned to the loyal 302.


    The room was already his own. There was no room for this pile of books, that pile of books, this huanghuali chair, and that mahogany round stool. Liang Xiaosheng, Ge You and others often come as guests, completely unaware that there are antiques from hundreds of years ago under their buttocks. Ge You even crunched them so hard that Chen Qi almost beat him up.


    I looked at the time and saw that it was already nine o''clock. I quickly washed and dressed and went downstairs.


    Gong Xue had been waiting downstairs for a long time with a lunch box. She was not angry at all and said with a smile: "I guessed that you overslept, so I made you some buns stuffed with cabbage oil residue."


    "You didn''t get a little more sleep? I''m exhausted."


    "I went to bed early last night, and I still had seven or eight hours. Slow down, don''t choke."


    Chen Qi devoured the buns in two gulps, and after having breakfast, he got on the old bicycle. Gong Xue easily got on the back seat and went straight out of the compound. When we arrived at the door, the receptionist shouted:


    "Gong Xue, I have another packet of letters! A big packet!"


    "Thank you, uncle, I''ll come back to get it!"


    She responded and added: "Now there is a packet of letters every day, and I can''t even finish reading them. What should I do?"


    "Report it to the leader and ask the factory to send someone to read the letter to you."


    "Ah? How about that?"


    "That''s all. If you have nothing to do, write some open letters in Popular Cinema. Just name a few people and you''ll make them laugh to death. If you pick a few more representative questions to answer, oh, I will always be your loyal friend.”


    "You... I feel like you are disrespectful to the audience!"


    "It doesn''t matter whether I respect the audience or not. If you don''t support me now, you are disrespecting me as a rider."


    “…”


    Gong Xue hesitated for a moment, stretched out her hand and carefully placed it on his waist. This was the first time she touched a man''s waist, and she seemed to be able to feel the strength inside through the thin clothes.


    For no reason, she suddenly remembered a male dog she saw having **** in the countryside.


    Chen Qi rode a long distance and arrived at No. 6 Lechunfang on the south bank of Shichahai. The small alley was particularly quiet. He unlocked the door, pushed open the mottled red lacquered wooden door, and the two entered the courtyard.


    "This yard is so big!"


    Gong Xue looked around curiously and said, "It must be very beautiful, but it''s a pity that it burned down."


    "It won''t be my turn if it''s not burned down!"


    Chen Qi stood in the mess with his hands on his hips and said: "I designed the pattern myself. I first hired people to clean up the rubble and the north house was demolished, and then I started building a house."


    "Where''s the construction team?"


    "My dad asked for help through connections, but if that didn''t work, I asked the old factory director for help. Once built, it will be a two-in-one layout, but it will definitely look better than before. In the future, when my magazine is launched, I will also have a private office. Alas, the factory is right Does your house have a statement?”


    "Let me live in a guest house first, and then we''ll see if there''s a dormitory for singles. If not, I''ll share it with others."


    Gong Xue was quite happy. She lived in an eight-person room in the army. Even if she shared a room at Beijing Film Studio, it was a double room. But Chen Qi shook his head and said: "You have some confidence in yourself. As soon as "Love in Lushan" came out, you were the most popular. If the red group wins another Hundred Flowers Award, it will be one of the best in the country.


    Isn''t it embarrassing that Beijing Film Studio lets you live with others? "


    "You''re coaxing me again, how can I win the Hundred Flowers Award?"


    "Why not? This was voted by the audience. You won the award, and my face is also shining..."


    Chen Qi smiled and touched the other person''s little hand as he spoke.


    "Let people see it!"


    "There''s not even a ghost, who can see?"


    Gong Xue struggled symbolically and let him hold her.


    Since breaking the standard that night, this grandson often touches her little hands when no one is around. She is about 163cm tall and is very petite in every aspect. Her hands are also soft and moist, and very comfortable.


    Chen Qi sighed while touching. No matter what the world is like, you have to find a ruined place to hold hands. “…”


    Gong Xue kept her head down, her face red and silent, until she felt that the strange hand was getting closer, crawling onto her arm, and going to her shoulders and waist, then she pulled it back and said hurriedly: "I saw the house too, let''s go!"


    Chen Qi didn''t force her, he took her out and locked the door.


    It is 200 to 300 meters away from Shichahai, very close, so I just went for a stroll.


    The stereotype of Beijing is that it is a huge city. In fact, there are many Haizi and mountains. Shichahai is connected to Beihai to the south, and Beihai is connected to Zhongnanhai to the south - Chen Qi will go in for a stroll sooner or later.


    It is still very hot in August, and this area is a popular tourist destination for ordinary people, with many people.


    Chen Qi pushed the car and the two of them walked along the seaside. They saw several young men and women, either walking together or sitting on a bench chatting restrainedly. Falling in love these days basically relies on introduction and then going on a blind date, which is free on the surface but not free in reality.


    When passing a pair of men and women, the girl looked at her, suddenly turned back and shouted: "Gong Xue? Are you Gong Xue?"


    "I, I..."


    "Oh my god, it''s really Gong Xue! Come on, come on!"


    The man also turned back, his eyes shining as well: "Comrade Gong Xue, why are you here? Are you taking a walk? We like your "Lushan Love" so much!"


    When others heard the shouting, they also came over and surrounded her instantly.


    "Wow, it''s even better in real life than in the movie. I''ve watched "Romance in Lushan" three times!"


    "What''s your next work?"


    "Hey, who is this comrade? Is he your brother?"


    Although everyone is not as crazy as later generations, it is their nature to join in the fun. It was the first time Gong Xue encountered such a scene. He was so panicked that he could only say thank you. She cast a look for help, but Chen Qi ran to the outside and ignored her with a smile.


    She bit her lower lip, mustered up her courage and education, and said: "Okay, okay, please listen to me! First of all, thank you very much for your support. I am deeply honored. "Lushan Love" is the credit of all the staff. I just made a small contribution.


    There is no news about new works at the moment. If there is any news, it will be posted on Popular Cinema. I am very happy to meet you all today, but I have to go back to Beijing Film Studio now. Could you please cooperate with me? "


    Everyone made a way, she nodded, and hurriedly escaped.


    …


    "Does it feel different?"


    "Well, a little overwhelmed, a little surprised, and a little vain."


    "Ha, it means you are already a big star!"


    On the way back, the two exchanged ideas, and Chen Qi said: "You should also pay attention to it. Every move represents your public image, which will be infinitely magnified by the media and the audience. You will feel uncomfortable when you go out, and you will be watched everywhere you go."


    "Then I can''t go out easily anymore?"


    "No, you should find a bodyguard. I think Ge Chunyan is quite suitable. Her Baguazhang can tear down ancestral halls."


    "Demolish the ancestral hall?"


    "It''s just a monkey stealing peaches!"


    "Yeah, don''t tell me this!"


    Gong Xue didn''t want to hear it, but Chen Qi was quite serious. Some of the actors had finished filming, and some of them had gone to the "Shaolin Temple" crew. They all have units, but Ji Chunhua is the blind one. After he finishes filming, he will be brought here and he will be taken by his side as both a younger brother and a bodyguard. He looks scary.


    Back to the guest house.


    Chen Qi sat at the table and began to settle accounts.


    It costs money to hire people to clean up the rubble, it costs even more money to build a house, buy materials and hire a construction team, and it also costs money to decorate and build furniture. I only have 10,000 yuan left, and a familiar feeling of anxiety arises.


    It was the kind of anxiety that was caused by a physiological function when I bought my first house with a loan in my previous life and had to repay 8,000 yuan a month.


    (End of chapter)